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2011 Texans Training Camp: Day Three Recap
-Some quotes from various folks after today's practice. One such snippet from Kubes caught my attention. Coach-speak, or something more? (on if any young guys have jumped out at him) "A guy jumped at me today. Earl Mitchell jumped at me today. I was just telling the players I think good players...
Top 10 Texans Draft Busts - #5: Bennie Joppru
Are You Smarter Than The Experts? Correctly predict the first 32 picks of the 2011 NFL Draft and you’ll win $10,000,000! BEST ROUND EVER IN PRIMETIME! Enter at facebook.com/BudLight. Well, at least the previous guys were able to make it on the field, unlike 2003 2nd Round pick Bennie Joppru...
Top 10 Texans Draft Busts - #10: David Carr
Are You Smarter Than The Experts? Correctly predict the first 32 picks of the 2011 NFL Draft and you’ll win $10,000,000! BEST ROUND EVER IN PRIMETIME! Enter at facebook.com/BudLight! Greetings, my dearest BRB faithful. For the next four weeks (or so), I'll be doing a series on the Top 10...
Three And Out (Christmas Edition): Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
From all of us here at BRB, here's hoping you and yours are having a joyous holiday season. Fortunately for those of us who have a running schtick to maintain, the spirits don't take Christmas off. Jacob Marley Tony Boselli stole my wallet visited me last night, all Dickensian-like, and pledged...
High Five: What Is The Best Transaction In Texans History?
We had our corresponding poll of awfulness, but now, with Tim showing us the optimism that we will surely come into the season with before the Texans ruin our dreams again the glorious 16-0 season we are about to embark on, it's time to check out the opposite side of things. The best transactions...
High Five: What Is The Worst Transaction In Texans History?
What makes a bad football decision? Is it just incompetence? Is it more about the wasted money, or the poor player evaluation? Is it the forfeiture of a draft pick, or the potential of what those draft picks could have been? Is it simply employing Charlie Casserly? Well, probably. But...
Reset Button: The 2002 Expansion Draft
As we reach into the aether that is the NFL Dead Zone, it's been brought to my attention that we actually have to come up with posts anyway. That Tim is a real stickler sometimes. So what better place to start than with the absolute start of franchise history? It was a chilly February day as the...
Travis Johnson--What Do You Realistically Expect?
Too many people have mentioned the possibility of Travis Johnson entering a contract year and perhaps turning it on for me not to do a post about it. At the outset, let's establish that we're talking about this Travis Johnson, the 2005 first-round draft pick of your Houston Texans. Yes, he's...
Why Would The Texans Trade Up In The First Round Of The 2009 NFL Draft?
Way back on February 2nd, TransientTexan wrote a very nice post proposing what struck me then as a terrifying idea. Namely, he theorized that your Houston Texans could and should kick around the idea of trading up in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Lest you think TransientTexan was going...
Terms Of Rosevelt Colvin's Contract Released
Thanks to John McClain's latest blog entry, we now know the terms of the three (3) year deal Rosevelt Colvin inked with your Houston Texans. And they are: In 2008, Colvin gets a base salary of $1 million, of which $500,000 is guaranteed. He also gets a roster bonus of $343,750. In 2009,...
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